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OPINION

Letter: Be wary of ‘total truth’

What is “total truth”? For the extremist Christian, it is his/her interpretation of the word of Jesus? For the extremist Muslim it is his/her interpretation of the word of Mohammed. The danger comes when one impinges his/her “total truth” on another human being. Many wars have been fought and innocent people killed because one group believes its “total truth” should govern all. I respect your right to your “total truth”. Please respect my right and the rights of others to theirs. I would not be fearful of a transgender male entering a women’s bathroom with a five-year-old girl, especially since the stalls are closed. I would be much more fearful of a male pedophile entering a men’s room containing open urinals with a five-year-old boy. That is why any five-year-old should be accompanied to the bathroom by a custodial adult. If the N.C. legislature feels the necessity to pass a law to protect young children in bathrooms, a law requiring a public place have at least one family neutral bathroom so that a parent of the opposite sex could go in with his/her child would be more effective.